Improvement in children s carriages



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C. H. WENTWORTH.

v CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES. No.175,538. Patented March 28,1876.

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C. H. WENTWORTH.

CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Patented March'28,18'76.

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CHARLES H. WENTWORTH, 0F EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRE NS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175.538, dated March28, 1876; application filed February 12, 1876. v

To all whom it may concern:

exact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a longitudinal verticalcentral section of my carriage, and Fig. 2 is a side View of the sameclosed. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views thereof. 7

My invention relates to childrens carriages, and has for its object toenable them to be put away, when not in use, in about the space occupiedby the hind wheels only; and to this end the nature of my inventionconsists in the general construction and combination of parts, all ashereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, A represents the rear axle, with wheels B B andthe rear springs G G, for supporting the carriage-body.

The carriage-body is formed of one main part, D, including the seat,supported by the' springs O on the hind axle A. This part of the bodyextends forward to about on a line with the front of the hind wheels,while the forward part E of the carriage-body is made in a separatepiece, and hinged, or otherwise pivoted, to the sides of the part D atthe front end, so that when the carriage is not in use the front part Emay be folded backward over the. part D, as shown in Fig. 2. The

back G of the body is also hinged, and may be folded down forward.

H is the front axle, with the front wheels 11 and spring J In thecenter, on top of the spring J, is fastened a bar, L, which extendsforward a short distance, and is then bent upward and, backward andextends under the wagon-body, as shown.

From the rear end of the bar L extend two bent braces, K, forward anddownward to the front axle, their front ends forming loops or bearingsfor the same. This bar and braces constitute a frame for connecting thefront axle to the carriage-body. The main or upper horizontal part ofthe bar L has a longitudinal slot, to, through which are passed twobolts, b and d, to fasten it to the carriagebody. The bolt 1) passesthrough ahole in the front portion of the part D of the body, and isstationary herein, while the bolt'd is passed through a Slot, :0, madein the adjoin ing edges, and across the line. of division of the parts Dand E of the body.

When the carriage is in use the front wheels are drawn forward as far asthe slot 11 in the bar L will permit, and the bolt d is then located inthe front part of the slot 00, thus formin g a lock for the front part Eof the carriagebody. When the carriage is not in use the front wheelsare pushed back till they are close up to the hind axle, and the bolt dis, by such movement, changed into the rear part of the slot 00, therebyunlocking the body part E, and allowing the same to be folded.

M M represent the handles, connected at their outer ends by the round N,and pivoted near their inner ends to the sides ofthe body part D. At theinner end of each handle M is a tube, h, with interior spring-bolt i, totake into a hole in the side of the carriage for holding the handlesrigid. By pulling the bolts 6 the handles may be turned down forward outof the way. p

P represents the canopy attached in the center on its under side to aslotted bar, B, so that it can be adjusted to either side as required.Each end of the bar R is connected by two jointed braces, S S, toapost,m, in the side of the carriage-body, said jointed braces folding,like a rule, inward in the center joint, so that the canopy will comedown vertically on top of the carriage-body.

It will thus be seen that by this construction of the various parts thecarriage, when not in use, can be so contracted or folded up that itwill all be within the space occupied by the hind wheels, as shown inFig. 2 of the drawing.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination ofthe front axle H, with wheels I I and spring J, theslotted arm L, braces K K, and bolts 1) d, connecting said arm to theoarriage-body, as and for the pur- In testimony that I claim the above Ihave poses herein set forth. hereunto subscribed my name in the presence2. The combination, with the stationary oftwo witnesses. part D of thecarriage-body, of the folding CHAS. HIRAM WENTWORTH. part E and thesliding locking-bolt d, moving Witnesses: in the slot w, as and for thepurposes herein set GEORGE E. UPHAM,

forth. ROBERT EVERETT.

